Yellow uses the same 151 Kanto roster as Red and Blue, but encounter locations are different. Pikachu is your locked starter and can't evolve. The tradeoff is you get all three Kanto starters for free during the story: Bulbasaur in Cerulean, Charmander on Route 24, and Squirtle in Vermilion. Filter by type or base stats to compare what's available.

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Bulbasaur
#0001

Bulbasaur

grasspoison
D
Ivysaur
#0002

Ivysaur

grasspoison
C
Venusaur
#0003

Venusaur

grasspoison
D
Charmander
#0004

Charmander

fire
D
Charmeleon
#0005

Charmeleon

fire
B
Charizard
#0006

Charizard

fireflying
D
Squirtle
#0007

Squirtle

water
D
Wartortle
#0008

Wartortle

water
C
Blastoise
#0009

Blastoise

water
D
Caterpie
#0010

Caterpie

bug
D
Metapod
#0011

Metapod

bug
C
Butterfree
#0012

Butterfree

bugflying
D
Weedle
#0013

Weedle

bugpoison
D
Kakuna
#0014

Kakuna

bugpoison
C
Beedrill
#0015

Beedrill

bugpoison
D
Pidgey
#0016

Pidgey

normalflying
D
Pidgeotto
#0017

Pidgeotto

normalflying
C
Pidgeot
#0018

Pidgeot

normalflying
D
Rattata
#0019

Rattata

normal
C
Raticate
#0020

Raticate

normal
D
Spearow
#0021

Spearow

normalflying
C
Fearow
#0022

Fearow

normalflying
D
Ekans
#0023

Ekans

poison
C
Arbok
#0024

Arbok

poison
C
Pikachu
#0025

Pikachu

electric
C
Raichu
#0026

Raichu

electric
C
Sandshrew
#0027

Sandshrew

ground
C
Sandslash
#0028

Sandslash

ground
D
Nidoran♀ (female)
#0029

Nidoran♀ (female)

poison
D
Nidorina
#0030

Nidorina

poison
C
Nidoqueen
#0031

Nidoqueen

poisonground
D
Nidoran♂ (male)
#0032

Nidoran♂ (male)

poison
D
Nidorino
#0033

Nidorino

poison
C
Nidoking
#0034

Nidoking

poisonground
D
Clefairy
#0035

Clefairy

fairy
C
Clefable
#0036

Clefable

fairy
D
Vulpix
#0037

Vulpix

fire
C
Ninetales
#0038

Ninetales

fire
C
Jigglypuff
#0039

Jigglypuff

normalfairy
C
Wigglytuff
#0040

Wigglytuff

normalfairy
D
Zubat
#0041

Zubat

poisonflying
C
Golbat
#0042

Golbat

poisonflying
D
Oddish
#0043

Oddish

grasspoison
D
Gloom
#0044

Gloom

grasspoison
C
Vileplume
#0045

Vileplume

grasspoison
D
Paras
#0046

Paras

buggrass
C
Parasect
#0047

Parasect

buggrass
D
Venonat
#0048

Venonat

bugpoison
  • 151, same as Red and Blue. The Kanto Pokedex doesn't change. What changes is where you find them and which ones you get for free. You still need to trade with Red or Blue to complete certain exclusives.

  • Your starter is Pikachu, and it can't evolve. It's decent early but falls off in the mid-game. The real starter choice is the three freebies: Bulbasaur from a girl in Cerulean City, Charmander from a trainer on Route 24, and Squirtle from Officer Jenny in Vermilion. Grab all three.

  • Pikachu follows you around and can't evolve. You get all three Kanto starters for free during the story. Jessie and James from the anime appear as recurring battles. Some wild encounter tables are different, and certain trade evolutions are available in-game. The core 151 roster and Gen 1 mechanics are the same.

  • No. Your starter Pikachu refuses the Thunder Stone. If you want a Raichu, you need to trade a Pikachu from Red or Blue and evolve it there, then trade it back. Or catch a Pikachu in the Power Plant (they're rare) and trade that one to another game.

  • Gen 1, same as Red and Blue. Yellow came out in 1998 for the Game Boy as the anime-inspired version. Pikachu follows you, Jessie and James appear, but the 151 Kanto Pokedex and core mechanics (no abilities, no held items, unified Special stat) are unchanged.

  • Bulbasaur: talk to a girl in a house near the Pokemon Center in Cerulean City after Pikachu is happy. Charmander: a trainer on Route 24 north of Cerulean gives it to you. Squirtle: Officer Jenny in Vermilion City after you beat Lt. Surge. All three are free, no trades required.

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